Contrary to Kim Kardashian’s statement “I have great respect for the dress and its significance to American history,” a recent photo of the dress in Ripley’s Believe it or Not! (Florida) showed heavily damaged details in the zipper and hand – attached crystals on the bodice. Not to mention the rough stretch that the fragile and aged souffle had to endure to fit Kim’s butt.
Marilyn monroe’s 60-year-old dress broke, who helped kim kardashian?
Besides the criticism of the experts at the Costume Institute, the curators and even Bob Mackie – who made the sketch of the dress, Kim Kardashian is facing a wave of outrage in the US media for her greed. hopes to attract attention regardless of its consequences. But she’s not the only one who “takes the lead” when people start to wonder, how powerful and rich is Kim alone to get a historical witness out of the museum?
In 1962, Marilyn Monroe created a media “explosion” when singing Happy Birthday to President John. F. Kennedy at a fundraiser at Madison Square Garden. She wore a nude dress with six thousand sparkling crystals by French designer Jean Louis, based on sketches by Bob Mackie. This moment went down in fashion history while also confirming the birth of one of the most expensive dresses in the world.
In 2016, the dress appeared at an auction by Julien’s Auctions Company and sold for a record $4.81 million to the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! It is worth noting that both Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner are longtime customers of Julien’s Auctions. In 2019, Kim successfully brought back a velvet jacket worn by Michael Jackson as a Christmas gift for her daughter, North, who was 6 years old then. “We have a close relationship with Kris and Kim.
They are notorious collectors and get excited every time they win a valuable piece of antiques,” said Darren Julien, founder and president and CEO of Los Angeles-based Julien’s Auctions. .
Kim Kardashian herself has targeted Marilyn Monroe’s dress for the Met Gala before. She took the initiative to reach out to Julien at the end of February and hoped that he could become a bridge. Julien then contacted the Ripley Museum and the reply he received was “We have a replica dress and she can wear it” but Julien quickly replied “Kim does not accept imitations!”
Amanda Joiner, vice president of Publishing and Licensing at Orlando-based Ripley Entertainment, the company that manages Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, said: “We’ve had a lot of people calling us asking about borrowing and the answers. almost always ‘no’! With Kim, we’re asking for a face-to-face conversation, but that doesn’t mean she’ll automatically be an exception. A lot of internal and bilateral discussions have been conducted since we received the offer.”
At the first fitting session at the Ripley Museum, instead of the original, of course Kim was only allowed to wear the replica dress to gauge the fit when wearing the original dress. This version was meticulously crafted by Ripley’s tailor shortly after the company acquired the historic dress. Not only does it fit a Kim, but it’s also a bit wider.
With all the criteria met, Joiner boarded a plane to Los Angeles in late March with two dresses and a strictly established contract. This includes the limited time that Kim will wear the original dress for a photo shoot on the Metropolitan Museum of Art red carpet; No custom details are allowed on the original dress; not use cosmetics and body care products; Ripley’s representative will monitor the dress anytime, anywhere even in the fitting room…“Kim asked that the person be female,” added Joiner.
The whole plan seemed to go smoothly according to Kim’s assurance. The biggest problem, however, came a few weeks before the event: Kim didn’t fit her original dress. Joiner explains: “The replica dress was measured for the same size but made with a newer stretch fabric and that could be the difference.”
But Kim did not give up, she convinced the Ripley team to give her time and go on a toxic diet (no starch, no sugar) to lose 16 pounds (equivalent to about 7kg) in three weeks. Even when the weight was pressed to “fit” the dress, Kim K’s every step at Met Gala was closely watched. An area right next to the red carpet was set up just for Kim Kardashian to change her “auth” dress into a “fake” dress after a few minutes of “selfie” in the legendary dress.
To celebrate the moment when the Marilyn Monroe dress was back in public, representatives from the Ripley Museum even decorated Kim’s hotel dressing room with a range of Monroe-related memorabilia, including the actress’s makeup box (with makeup still inside), a poster of Kennedy’s 1962 party, and an early sketch of the dress.
In the hours since the “trick queen” appeared on the Met, both Amanda Joiner and Darren Julien have heard and read mixed reviews. “Our priority has always been to protect the integrity of the apparel,” says Joiner, “but we also see this as an opportunity to reach a new generation, to educate the youth and to bring a moment The history of fashion is once again the focus of attention. Both are our mission and our mission.” Julien also concurs: “In just a few short minutes, Kim will create a young generation of Marilyn Monroe fans.”
Thus, the fact that the dress was damaged after the event was not because of Kim Kardashian’s own stubbornness. There must be a reason why the curators of the world’s leading museums, including the Metropolitan since the 80s , have all agreed that historical costumes should only stay in the museum’s glass. . Reaching the younger generation is historically challenging in all respects, but a legacy media plan has repeatedly paid off with real-world consequences.
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